American Revolution Unit 1

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  • Tax on Molassess

    Although it reduced the tax on molasses, the Sugar Act was strictly enforced, so colonist ended up paying more taxes.
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    Sam Adams

    Those who opposed the British called themselves patriots. Thus born the sons of liberty

  • The Stamp Act

    tax on printed items was the first direct tax on the colonists. It added a fee to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers.

  • Quartering Act

    Following the French an Indian war the British still had a strong military presence in the colonies. The soldiers needed somewhere to stay so colonists were forced to invite them into their homes.

  • Sons of Liberty

    A Mob tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector.

  • The Declatory Act

    repealed the Stamp Act but asserted Parliament’s right to rule the colonies as saw fit.
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    Repealing some taxes

    Import taxes on a variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonies, removing the responsibility from the colonial assemblies. The Townsend Acts were so unpopular that all the taxes were repealed, except the one on tea

  • Boston Massacre

    A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists.

  • The Tea Act

    Created to save the East India Tea Company. Although it lowered the price of tea, it gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    Boston Patriots dressed as Indians, boarded three British ships and Dumped the tea into the harbor.
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    The Intolerable Act officially called the Coercive Acts

    these laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jeffersons type of the Declaration was approved.

  • The First Continental Congress meets

    Agree to boycott British goods
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    Olive Branch

    Congress sends an “Olive Branch” to King George III. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to Boston.
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    Patrick Henry, gives his most famous speech, in the House of Burgesses

    “Give me Liberty or give me Death”

  • Battle at Lexington and Concord

  • 2nd Continental Congress meets

    Congress names George Washington commander of Continental Army

  • Bunker Hill

  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine published this
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    Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army

    Valley Forge, Penn.

  • Saratoga

    WE WIN

  • France Signs Alliance With USA

    WE GET MONEY AND PEOPLE
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    Charlestown

    General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers

  • Yorktown

    Cornwallis Surrenders

  • The Treaty of Paris

    It was signed this date